Mathilda Wolfswinkel, 96, Hills, died Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Services were Saturday, June 28, at Hills United Reformed Church in Hills. The Rev. Robert Timmer officiated. Burial was in Hills United Reformed Cemetery. Mathilda Van Pykeren was born to Gerrit and Jennie (Mulder) Van Pykeren on June 7, 1907, in Perkins, Iowa. As a child she moved with her family to Edgerton and later moved to Rock Valley, Iowa, and Hull, Iowa, where she attended Christian School. She married Peter DeJongh on Feb. 8, 1927, at her parent’s home in Hull. Following their marriage they lived at Boyden, Iowa, for a year before moving to Hills. Mr. DeJongh died Feb. 6, 1980. Following his death, she remained in Hills. She married John Wolfswinkel on Sept. 4, 1983, at Inspiration Hills near Inwood. After their marriage, they lived in Hills. Mr. Wolfswinkel died in November 1994. She moved to Fellowship Village at Inwood in September 1997. Mrs. Wolfswinkel was a long-time member of Hills United Reformed Church. She was an accomplished seamstress and for many years she used this talent in making clothing and wedding dresses for her family and others in the community. Survivors include one son, Preston (Joan) DeJongh, Denver, Colo.; one daughter, Geneva (Bud) Van Hill, Inwood; 11 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Wolfswinkel was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, one granddaughter, Cheryl Kempema in 1980, three brothers and five sisters. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.
